Dr Edelstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee completing a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976.

Dr. Edelstein also attended the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, where he studied folk guitar, prior to his enrollment in Medical School.

He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School through 1981. He interned at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois and completed a residency in ophthalmology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

He came to Arizona in 1985 as a fellow in ophthalmic plastic surgery at the University of Arizona. He retains a faculty position at the University of Arizona Department of Ophthalmology as a Clinical Lecturer.

He opened his private practice in Mesa, Arizona (1987). He is the current Arizona Councilor for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the Health Policy Committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, ASOPRS advisor to the AMA's Relative Update Committee, a former president of the Arizona Ophthalmological Society (2001-2003) and is a member of the Southwest Craniofacial team. He is one of the team physicians for the Phoenix Coyotes NHL Hockey team.

Board Certifications

American Board of Ophthalmology - 1986

Professional Memberships

American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc (ASOPRS)

ASOPRS Education Committee Member (2001 - present)

ASOPRS Oral Board Examiner (2005-present)

ASOPRS advisor to the American Medical Associations Relative Update Committee (2005-present)

European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Arizona Councilor for AAO (2002-2008)

Health Policy Committee for AAO (2008)

Arizona Ophthalmological Society (President 2001-2003)

Arizona Medical Association (AMA)

Phoenix Ophthalmological Society

Maricopa County Medical Society

Phoenix Coyotes NHL Hockey Medical Team

Southwest Craniofacial Medical Team

Affiliations

East Valley

Desert Samaritan Hospital
Warner Medical Park
Physicians Surgery Center of Tempe

Central

St Josephs Hospital